Tiger Choir Chronicles

Happy Thanksgiving Break! I am so thankful to be a part of our amazing Travis Choral Program as well as our Travis community. I am grateful for all the parents who offer their time, support, and donations to help make our program the best it can be for your children! Please enjoy this week to relax, recharge, and enjoy the beautiful weather!

Go Tigers!

On Monday, December 2nd, we will have an online General Membership meeting of our Choir Boosters. The meeting will take place at 6:00 pm and will be an online format. Whether you are a member of our booster club or not, all parents are welcome to join and hear what the boosters are currently working on to support our choir students. A link will be included in next week's newsletter.

The Travis High School Chorale will be caroling throughout our community in the upcoming holiday season! Catch them at any of the below events for a touch of live caroling and holiday cheer!

December 11: St. Luke's Hospital Sugarland at 10:30 am

December 11: H-E-B Aliana at 11:30 am

December 12: Garcia MS Winter Concert 6:30 pm

December 19: Constellation Field Holiday Lights 6:50 pm

Our Choir Parent Booster Club operates to help support and assist the choir program in many ways! We have regular meetings to help plan events, discuss volunteer needs, and discuss financial needs of the choir program. You can be as involved as you would like to be! To encourage membership, the board has waived all membership fees this year in hopes that you will join us and find out ways you can support your child in their musical journey as a member of the Travis Tiger Choir!

Thank you to everyone who has been purchasing items from our Amazon Wishlist to help "clear the list!" If you are able to browse our list and help purchase an item, we would be SO grateful for your support!

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1. Monday, December 2: General Membership Booster Club Meeting
2. Tuesday, December 3: Fall Awards Ceremony (Chorale Only) 5:30 pm - 6:50 pm
3. Thursday, December 5 - Saturday, December 7: THS Theatre presents "The Little Mermaid"

1. December 10: Spirit Night at Red River Cantina
2. December 17: Winter Concert (7:00 pm @ THS)

Chorale continues to work hard and make great progress! A few reminders:

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• This year we will be wearing THS Choir holiday sweatshirts for our caroling performances. Students are responsible for a $10 cost for these sweatshirts. Please bring this money in as soon as possible. As always, if this poses a burden for your family, please let me know.
• Please ensure you and your child are in communication regarding their upcoming December performances. The schedule is linked HERE.
• On December 12th, we will be performing at Garcia MS as part of their Winter Concert. Please note that this date is DIFFERENT from the choir calendar. Concert start time is 6:30 pm. THS students call time is 5:30 pm. We will be performing pieces as part of the concert as well as caroling for concert attendees prior to the concert.

Our Booster Club is still selling our "Travis Choir" yard signs! Signs are available "as is" ($20) or customized ($25)! If you're interested in showing your THS Choir pride, please send in your order money and ORDER FORM (only for customized signs) at any time!

Thank you to everyone who has paid choir fees! If you have not yet, please remember that they were due on Friday, September 20th. If your child needs assistance, our Booster Club is here to help! Please simply send me an email and let me know that your child needs assistance paying choir fees and our Boosters will be happy to help out if they are able!

This year we are thrilled to add another private voice teacher to our staff and extend a warm welcome to Mr. Antoine Griggs. Mr. Griggs is an accomplished performer who regularly sings with various organizations in Houston, including the Houston Ebony Opera Guild and Houston Grand Opera! He came to campus a couple weeks ago to meet the students and began lessons last week. He still has a few spots open. If your child is interested, or if you have any specific questions please feel free to reach out to him at antoinegriggs@gmail.com. We are very fortunate in Fort Bend that lessons are taught during student's choir class time so no additional rehearsal time is necessary and I hope that many students will take advantage of this awesome opportunity!